From the kitchen: Simple fare…refrigerator is dead! Trying to revive it, but it’s beginning to seem unlikely that we’ll be able to. This evening’s meal: Meatloaf, roasted potatoes with onions and rosemary, sauteed greenbeans with balsamic vinaigrette and a loaf of homemade bread.

I am thinking: about the past thirty years. How blessed we’ve been…there are always vexations and crosses to bear, but the years have been very, very good to us. I wouldn’t exchange the life I have for any other. I’m missing my three girls terribly…and my oldest son! Zachary is in Wisconsin to help load and transport a few church organs back to Columbus for Fr. Lutz.

I am creating: nothing much. The hands aren’t working so very well right now…which is why this blog has been terribly neglected…typing hurts! Will probably be tested this week for rheumatoid arthritis…praying to avoid that particular diagnosis. It is hereditary and my Aunt Judy has suffered tremendously with it. God’s will be done…

Towards a real education: school is out…for the most part. We’re still reading, doing a bit of spelling to sharpen up a few skills and I’m probably going to continue math for the older boys through the summer…it really takes very little time and during those hot, afternoon hours what else are we going to do?! I’m looking forward attending the Dayton IHM conference in July…

I am praying: for my son, Michael. A few weeks ago, his older brothers observed several frightening episodes of sleep apnea. A visit to a pediatrician and referral to an ENT have revealed the source of the problem: extremely large adenoids that are not only blocking his nasal passages, but are pressing upon the soft palate, affecting his speech and causing sleep apnea! He will be scheduled for surgery very soon and the procedure couldn’t be simpler: 15 minutes under general anesthesia during an outpatient procedure for adenoidectomy…no need for tonsillectomy! Praising God that it was just that simple…

Around the house: trying to declutter. There’s nothing like watching an episode of Hoarders to have you look at that clutter on top of the fridge in a whole, new light!! God bless those poor people who are struggling under weight of such a horrific condition…

On keeping home: a lovely reminder: our home is a reflection on just how seriously we take our vocation as wives and mothers. I’m not talking about perfection or a Better Homes and Garden/Martha Stewart dream home. No…something deeper. Calm. Peace. Welcome. Comfort. And beauty when you can find it…and it’s all around us! I used to strive so hard for all those things that embodied perfection…now, I simply want those who come to my home to not want to leave. I want them to kick off their shoes, put up their feet…feel the ease that comes with a lived in and welcoming home. Things are never perfect here…but I do hope, my dear friends who visit regularly, that you’ve always felt welcome and part of the family. That is how I define successful homemaking…it took me a couple of decades to arrive to this conclusion!

One of my favorite things: the warm scent of a Creme Brulee candle…yummy!

A few plans for the rest of the week: Enjoy having my hubby home for the next two days…what a blessing! Perhaps we’ll visit the creek…

A few picture thoughts I’m sharing: I’ve been meaning to share this for awhile…it’s horribly blurry, but was the only photo I could snap before my battery died! Coming soon, to a Columbus parish near you…two new priest who know the Extraordinary Form of the Mass…and they’re not afraid to use it! And I can’t wait to “loan” a few altar servers who will happily train a few more young men to serve this beautiful Mass of antiquity!

From Fr. Ty Tompson’s homily:

We are your priests…

We want to bring you together in the sacrament of matrimony…

We want to baptize your babies…

We want to offer you absolution and restore you to a life of grace in the sacrament of confession…

We want to be there at the very end to see you on your way to the Father…

But most of all…we want to take take bread and wine in our hands and consecrate it, and give to you, the Body and Blood of our precious Savior…

That’s why we’re here. This is what we live to do…

Amen, Father. May God increase your number! Pray for vocations…

Blessings,

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Kimberly

I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 34 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the beautiful Tridentine Rite also commonly referred to as the Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.

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Yes, Barb!! You will love him…he is just precious! And a wonderful confessor, too…wish he could’ve stayed, but I’m so pleased that he has the opportunity to begin his ministry not so very far from home!

what a delightful daybook post, i know i am late to read it…but i always enjoy your thoughts. i can especially relate to the keeping home part-what a beautiful way to look at things. i’ve been sort of feeling this way myself…like…until the kids are gone this messyness is ok, Lord. bless the little (and big) mess-makers! as well as your thoughts on (hoarding/de-cluttering)….i’m going to check out that martha/mary book for my up and coming amazon order…pray all goes well with the sleep apnea problem…my brother-in-law has struggled with that for years. it is very scary!

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The most holy Virgin had more faith than all men and angels. She saw her Son in the crib of Bethlehem, and believed Him the Creator of the world. She saw Him fly from Herod, and yet believed Him the King of kings. She saw Him born, and believed Him eternal. She saw Him poor and in need of food, and believed Him the Lord of the universe. She saw Him lying on straw, and believed Him omnipotent. She observed that He did not speak, and she believed Him infinite wisdom. She heard Him weep, and believed Him the joy of Paradise. In fine, she saw Him in death, despised and crucified, and, although faith wavered in others, Mary remained firm in the belief that He was God.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
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Creator of all things,
true source of light and wisdom,
origin of all being,
graciously let a ray of your light penetrate
the darkness of my understanding.
Take from me the double darkness
in which I have been born,
an obscurity of sin and ignorance.
Give me a keen understanding,
a retentive memory, and
the ability to grasp things
correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent
of being exact in my explanations
and the ability to express myself
with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning,
direct the progress,
and help in the completion.
I ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen. ---St. Thomas Aquinas

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O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
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From the fear of being forgotten ...
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From the fear of being suspected ...

That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…

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